Country Info
- Asuncion
- Capital
- Guarani (PYG)
- Currency
- 5,734,139
- Population
- PY
- Country Code
Paraguay Slideshow
Paraguay
Travel Blogs from Paraguay
Been a while, ehh?
... by so fast), things are definately starting to seem normal or, at least, as normal as normal can be here in my "normal" Paraguay. I have started to complile a list of things that are "normal" here in Paraguay, but that are definately not "normal" in the ...
Vamos al campo!
... -Schlafpausen eingelegt hat - er war felsenfest von der Wirksamkeit seiner Methode überzeugt! Zum anderen aber fiel die Partie Paraguay-Argentinien in unsere Fahrtzeit ... Hugo erklärte uns, dass das Spiel des Jahres und Argentinien so etwas wie der ...
Environmental Education
... @yahoo.com Please pass this on to anyone you think might donate!! Sincerely, Eric Roberts United States Peace Corps Volunteer Agro-forestry Extensionist Franco Isla, Paraguay, South America September 2005-December ...
What's a Pirates favorite Country?
... "Antartic Clipper" (Allthough literally trasnslated it means "south wind") For everyone's knowledge, I announce now, I am leaving Paraguay next July. I've experienced hopefully my one and only Paraguayan July. Not much has been ...
It's June already!
It's June! Can you believe a whole month went by without an update from Paraguay? I know you are excited...so here goes! Last school fundraiser: Party in the cancha til 1 AM Why? We needed money for flags so that my school ...
Spectacular scenary, Humble people
... No losienso, Tu Habo Guaranis?"...... I can hardly speak Spanish, how on earth was I going to speak a language only spoken in Paraguay and in the Chaco of Bolivia.. Needless to say, I didn't learn anything accept for the noticeable fact that Jesuits ...
Paraguayan Anecdotes
Hello All! I just dropped my mom off at the airport and I'm sad :( It was a great visit, but I'm going to make it its own entry. In the mean time... I had a cow enter my house. A cow. Not a baby, either. I don't ...
Asuncion
... for a welcome change from hostels, albeit we have liked most of the ones we stayed at. We are in Asuncion, the capital of Paraguay. It is considerably smaller than Sao Paulo, and has a more laid back attitude as well. We actually walked over the border, ...
Caos, Estres...
Dijous vam fer visita a Paraguay, estres total, i després vam anar a la part de Brasil de les Catarates de Iguazu. Les Fotos expliquen més que les meves ...
Aventuras Al Tribo Ache
My first time beyond the world I have come to know since arriving in Paraguay...Betania, Luque, Asuncion I know well, but what else is out there? Packed our gear (i took a sleeping bag, pillow, duffle bag and backpack. A week before the trip we met as a ...
Wasting valuable time in Paraguay
... a bus and go all the way back into Paraguay to get our passports stamped. The whole thing resembled how badly organised Paraguay tourism is and the lack of information left not only us but 6 other tourists confused. Eventually we arrived in Puerto Iguazu ...
Paraguay VS Nueva Zelanda, Vamos NZ!
... laid brick work; before resting at the edge of a freshly painted white balcony with the intentions of admiring the river Paraguay. Instead I stumbled upon an extremely poor favela like area. Kids staring at me, drawing their thumbs across their throat ...
Asuncion Adventures
... There were at least 4 different types of beef, plus wine to boot. To top it off, Elisa lives in a high rise tower with balconies that provide the most sweeping views of the city. It was definitely a great way to start my time here in ...
Turkey Day
It's December...and I can hardly believe I've been away from home for 10 months now! Saturday marks 10 months in Paraguay...amazing. Here's a quick update! I'm sure you all are wondering (well even if you aren't you are still reading aren't ...
hay lluvia
I woke up at 4am yesterday morning to the biggest storm since I´ve been here, it was pouring so hard that my backyard flooded and looked like a swimming pool around 7am when i was having breafast. There was thunder and lightning all night, and ...
New Home
Cheerios Lads and Lassies, I´ve made some moves in my new Paraguayan life! Yesterday afternoon, at around 1pm, yes during Paraguayan siesta and the HEAT of the day, I was accompanied by my technical trainer, language teacher and a PC driver to ...
intriguing paraguay
... lets go check it out. So after a 18 hour bus ride and a 4:30am boarder crossing here i am Shocked with the real paraguay. Upon first arrival asuncion felt like a typical latin america country, big plazas and the typical mix of the haves and have ...
Mal eben durch Paraguay
... oder sowas. Nach allem was wir hier gesehen haben, war schonmal klar: hier bleiben wir nicht lange. Vielleicht tun wir Paraguay jetzt unrecht und vielleicht ist es ein wunderschönes Land. Aber wir sind einfach zu stark Überfall-vorbelastet. Ganz ...
Asuncion
... . Miguel showed me around town. Truthfully, there isn´t much to see in Asuncion. I tried their famous Sopa Paraguay (Paraguay Soup). Ironically, it´s not soup but more of a baked bread. There´s a whole story about ...
Finally, The wait for an update is over!
... the most apparent to me after my return from the other countries was the amount of trash that litters the streets of Paraguay. Its everywhere; a seemingly large snowfall of plastic bags, bottles, and paper of every sorts! The weeks after their visit ...
Water
I´m sitting in the internet cafe in my town of Guarambare. It is about 100 degrees outside and humid. When I walked into this establishment all the windows were closed, fans off...Basically I feel like I am at my old gym in Boston using the ...
6 weeks in site!
I woke up this morning with a lips swollen like a tootsie pop. I do not lie. I have photographic evidence which I shall post when I have a better internet connection. Some insect or bug or something clearly bit my lip in the night... My ...
English class
... up to about 20, but not all of them come to every class. The weather is always an adventure here in Paraguay...now I'm starting to really understand why Paraguayans don't go out in the rain...the roads are impossible...the buses don't run their ...
Bussing and Pedalling my way to the START
... 2) Spare spokes worked like a charm to fashion replacement BOB trailer pins. 3) You cannot ride across the bridge between Encarnacion, Paraguay and Posadas, Argentina, but hitching a ride in the back of a truck was easy. Bussing is also an option. ...
Paraguay
... . Lots of tasty veg! The dinner for us both, including the taxi there and back, cost us under E7 each. Left Paraguay next morning. I regret not spending more time there because the people seemed very friendly and eager to help with directions or language ...
First Week In Paraguay...
... and things are expensive. I just passed some gas accidentally....and the computer guy gave me a funny look...oh my life here in Paraguay....you would be so proud of me..the littlest (I also have learned to invent new words here) things don´t bother me ...